hard goods

plural noun

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The jerseys and additional NHL Winter Classic merchandise such as team apparel, headwear and hard goods are available on the NHL online shops in the U.S. and Canada, the Panthers and Rangers team stores and the league’s flagship in New York. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025 Hobie rep Trevor Erickson, who for 20 years has been the retail shop’s hard goods buyer, talked about the strategy of finding just the right mix of products. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025 The production market for hard goods and technology has indeed seen only middling advancement in recent months, but the industries officials have been quick to write off may be the ones to buck the trend. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 7 May 2025 That category includes hard goods as well as apparel and footwear. Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hard goods

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hard goods was in 1934

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“Hard goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20goods. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.

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hard goods

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